The White House is exploring the establishment of government oversight for new AI models, according to a report by the New York Times citing anonymous U.S. officials. The Trump administration is forming an AI working group comprised of tech leaders and government representatives to develop oversight procedures for AI models prior to their market launch.
The working group will discuss formal review processes for these models. Plans for this initiative were discussed at a White House meeting last week attended by representatives from Anthropic, Google, and OpenAI.
The working group may take inspiration from regulatory frameworks proposed by UK regulators, which assign AI oversight to specific government agencies. Suggested agencies for leadership roles in this oversight include the National Security Agency (NSA), the White House Office of the National Cyber Director, and the Director of National Intelligence. There is also consideration of reactivating the Biden-era Center for A.I. Standards and Innovation.
In recent months, the administration has shifted its approach to AI regulation. Previously, the federal AI action plan aimed to reduce regulation on tech companies and threatened to withhold federal funds from states that enacted regulatory measures on AI infrastructure. Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill had also proposed a 10-year moratorium on state regulatory actions in favor of federal oversight.
FCC chairman Brendan Carr, a Trump appointee, has been advocating for a light-touch regulatory approach to AI development.
